Primary storage is a cornerstone of enterprise IT infrastructure, providing a foundation for a range of workloads from traditional applications to AI workloads and edge computing. With the demands on primary storage growing heavily, GigaOm Radar assessed the top 21 primary storage vendors on their technical capabilities, innovation, and business value.
Hitachi Vantara VSP One is a Leader and Outperformer
Hitachi Vantara Virtual Storage One (VSP One) stood out as a Leader and Outperformer in the GigaOm Radar Primary Storage. The GigaOm analysts highlighted Hitachi Vantara VSP One for its:
- Exceptional performance across all evaluation criteria, including table stakes, key features, emerging criteria and business criteria.
- Rapid innovation and ability to optimize storage costs.
- Maintaining enterprise-grade capabilities.
- Balanced approach to technical advancement and practical business considerations .
According to GigaOm Radar Primary Storage, Hitachi Vantara stood out based on several decision criteria, including:
- Excellent support for NVMe-oF: VSP One’s excellent support for NVMe-oF (over Fabrics) for both FC (Fibre Channel) and TCP caters to the needs of high-performance applications and demonstrates Hitachi Vantara’s strong focus on performance optimization.
- Cloud integration: VSP One’s cloud integration features, including replication, automated tiering, virtual appliances, and support for hybrid cloud deployments, were noted as outstanding.
- Ransomware protection: VSP One’s robust ransomware protection capabilities, including proactive detection, storage immutability, air-gap features, and collaboration with major backup vendors, were highlighted.
The GigaOm Radar Primary Storage report also notes VSP One’s versatility across use cases such as traditional and modern workloads, hybrid cloud, and containerized applications for high-performance, scalable storage with data protection that’s suited to healthcare, finance, government and other industries. View the full GigaOm Primary Storage report here.
2025 is a Big Year for Data Platforms
The GigaOm report has a lot of detail to unpack, and choosing the right storage platform for your customers has never been more critical. Hitachi Vantara’s Chief Product Officer Octavian Tanase predicts that 2025 will be a big year for data platforms which serve as the foundation of innovations in AI, cybersecurity, hybrid cloud, green IT and more.
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